Synonyms of cast (off)

cast (off) 1 of 3

verb

as in to dump

to get rid of as useless or unwanted

once she became rich and didn't need them anymore, she cast off all her old friends like so much junk

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dump
• discard
• ditch
• unload
• lose
• shuck (off)
• slough (off)
• fling (off or away)
• throw away
• shed
• scrap
• sluff (off)
• dispose of
• abandon
• reject
• set aside
• jettison
• throw out
• lay by
• remove
• exorcise
• toss
• chuck
• eliminate
• junk
• dismiss
• cashier
• eighty-six
• deep-six
• root (out)
• pitch
• abdicate
• kick out
• stamp (out)
• forsake
• wipe out
• eradicate
• desert
• abolish
• exterminate
• extirpate
• expunge
• annihilate
• extinguish
• liquidate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• adopt
• use
• take on
• embrace
• employ
• utilize
• keep
• hold
• retain
• hold back

castoff

2 of 3

noun

as in reject

one who is cast out or rejected by society

a castoff who later became a famous poet

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reject
• castaway
• outcast
• pariah
• leper
• exile
• outsider
• offscouring
• untouchable
• deportee

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• insider

cast-off

3 of 3

adjective

as in discarded

Related Words

• discarded
• junked
• waste
• refuse
• neglected
• jettisoned
• castaway
• ignored
• untended
• unattended
• shabby
• rejected
• disused
• vacated
• abandoned
• forsaken
• deserted
• derelict
• godforsaken
• forgotten
• vacant
• miserable
• desolate
• wretched
• void
• idle
• empty

Dissimilar Words

• reclaimed
• saved
• recovered
• redeemed
• salvaged
• retrieved
• restored
• reconditioned
• rescued
• rehabilitated
• rehabbed
• repeopled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cast (off)

Noun

The pastor’s initiative proved so popular that the church began distributing feed sacks to well-off homes, so Boston housewives could continually set aside castoffs for donation. — Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026

For decades, West Africa’s largest secondhand market had thrived on the global North’s castoffs, yet a growing deluge of fast fashion and its ultra-fast successors had turned Accra into the world’s clothing graveyard. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 8 June 2026

While other expansion franchises have historically chased high-volume shooters to sell jerseys to casual fans, general manager Ohemaa Nyanin built a roster from spare parts and castoffs and told them to go break things. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 29 May 2026

The 6-foot-4, 340-pound tackle could become the latest Giants castoff to revive his career elsewhere, as Leonard Williams did with Seattle. — Mike Sando, New York Times, 27 May 2026

Shortly After Roster Cut As the Braves continue to win despite the revolving door to the roster, the team has now gotten news that another one of its big-league castoffs from this season has left Major League Baseball entirely. — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026

Denise and Mohamed bought new clothing for the other children, whereas Djena was given ratty hand-me-downs—even her bras were Denise’s castoffs. — Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, New Yorker, 18 May 2026

Sam Darnold is an example of a castoff quarterback who had something to prove and did so with the Vikings. — Geoff Clark Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026

Although charity shops are littered with modern castoffs—think melamine plates and small appliances—a trip can also manifest fabulous decor items to accent your home. — Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 4 May 2026

Adjective

Russia topped the chart of cast-off rockets at this altitude, with 512 uncontrolled spacecraft that could ultimately threaten space explorers around the globe. — Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026

Even better, EcoSet’s Materials Oasis provides a wide array of supplies free of charge to non-profits like schools and other organizations that can make use of cast-off sets, furniture, art supplies and assorted props. — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026

Instead of designing an all-new processor, Apple repurposed the cast-off chips of a massively popular product. — Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 15 Apr. 2026

The Patriots patched their defensive line with players like Cory Durden, a Giants cast-off who proved worthy of a starting spot at least for one night. — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 2 Dec. 2025

Women in elegant African-print dresses carry burdens on their heads; men in cast-off Western clothes push wooden carts laden with potatoes and carrots. — Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025

Close to cast-off time, the tour company canceled the excursion. — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Nov. 2025